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Shanghai, China kicks off World Cities Day celebrations

As cities grow both in size and population, people are being urged to seize the opportunity to start shaping them.

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China “long-standing” partnership with Africa continues to evolve

Africa’s partnership with China is a long-standing and continues to evolve in the interest of both parties, according to the CEO of an African Union development agency.

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Avoiding a hard landing in China: IMF

Chinese economic growth has been slowing in recent years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The agency says part of the slow down is natural as China becomes a more developed economy.

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In China, Ban urges young people to drive global action, promote UN ideals

At a special event on the occasion of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged young people everywhere to get involved and engaged in driving global action at this critical time in history.

After strong quake hits southern China, Ban says UN ready to assist in any relief effort

Saddened by the loss of life, the damage to homes and infrastructure in southern China as a result of the earthquake that struck Yunnan province today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged that the United Nations stands ready to help respond to any humanitarian needs created by the disaster.

Clean energy “made in China” has helped lift millions out of poverty

China has done more than any other country to lift millions of people out of poverty, according to the Country Action Team leader in the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative.

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Perpetrators of Chinese market attack must be brought to justice, says Ban

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s attack on civilians at an open-air market in Xinjiang, China, and said he hoped that those responsible will be brought to justice.

Cooperation key to healing Asia’s rifts, historical wounds, Ban tells Shanghai summit

While hailing Asia’s dynamism, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today cautioned leaders gathered in Shanghai that despite best efforts, the wider Asian theatre is the scene of some of the "most worrying tensions in the world today," and urged healing the region’s rifts, including the Syrian crisis, the spread of deadly weapons, and local territorial disputes, through cooperation and common interests.

In Shanghai, Ban urges China’s continued support for sustainable development

The partnership between the United Nations and China was in the spotlight today in Shanghai where just-arrived Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with President Xi Jinping and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi before outlining key global challenges at the city’s premiere institute for the study of international politics, economy and security strategy.

Southeast Asian countries benefit from Mekong River

The Mekong River is an important resource for millions of people in Asia as it runs through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

This poses a challenge for the countries to ensure that all the people in the region benefit from its rich and diverse ecosystems.

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